Necktie



H. C. HALL May 5, 1931.

NECKTIE Filed Dec.

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Patented May 5, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE C. HALL, 0F PORT NELSON, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO MILNE NECK- WEAR LIMITED, OF TORONTO, CANADA N ECKTIE Application led December 20, 192,6. Serial No. 155,958.

The principal objects of this invention are to greatly enhance the wearing qualities of the tie by preventing the creasing or wrinkling of the silk and to provide a tie which 5 will maintain a neat and attractive appearance for a considerable period of use by preventing the slipping and displacement of the knot, and also of the tying ends.

n A further important object is to provide a form of four-in-hand tie which will have a very desirable novelty feature of appearance.

A still further and important object is to reduce the cost of manufacture.

The principal features of the invention consist in the novel construction of the tie wherein the outer material is lined with a reinforcing material extending throughout its length and the full width between the longitudinal edges thereof, said longitudinal edges of both the outer and lining materials being unturned and secured together by overcast stitching, the overcast edges being then overlapped and secured together.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan view of a tie blank showing the manner of securing the lining to the outer material.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the inner side ofthe tie when completed.

In the manufacture of four-in-hand ties, it has been the practice to form the material on special machines into a tube, then securing a lining in the neck band portion and inverting or turning the tube inside out. It is a very common complaint that neck tie linings are inadequately fastened and the bias cut material of the outer part of the tie stretches and pulls out of shape. The linings also become displaced and render the tie unsightly or unfit for use.

According to thev present invention, the outer fabric of the tie is lined throughout its entire width and substantially throughout its length, thereby enabling even the very lighest and most flimsy of fabrics being used in the construction of neck ties and Whether a light and flimsy fabric or an ordinary fabric is used, the lining supports the outer material in such a manner as to successfully withstand the pulling to, which they are subjected.

In carrying the invention into effect, the outer material 1 of the tie and the lining material 2 are cut into blanks of the same width and shape and of substantially the same length and they are placed the one upon the other and secured together along the longitudinal edges by an overcast stitch 3. The material is not folded, consequently the two thicknesses lie together close and there is no material bulk to the edge. The blank thus formed is folded longitudinally so that one longitudinal edge overlaps the other and the overlapping edge is then secured to the underlying edge by a suitable overcaststitch.

As there is no s-train upon this latter fastening stitch, it can be done economically by hand and in such a manner that the thread is not caught through from the two back thicknesses of the material to the face portion. The tie when thus formed presses out very flat and smooth and may be tied in a very neat knot.

It may be found desirable to secure the central portionsof the blank together to stiffen the neck band and if so the central portion or narrow portion of the band may be cross sewn to fasten the portion permanently down. y

The lining materials may be of suitable colours and patterns to harmonize with the colour of the tie material so that an unsightly appearance will not result when the free end of the tie becomes blown about or turned.

A tie of extraordinary wearing quality is produced by this construction herein described. This may be enhanced very considerably by the use of a bias cut all-wool elastic lining fabric. Such material will not crease in the ordinary use of a tie and after being untied it will shake out and lie perfectly flat. It will be readily understood that with the absence of turned seams of any kind the tie will be quite thin with no bulky portions which make the ordinary four-in-hand and bow ties so unwieldy to handle. Further, on account of the lining extending over the entire width of the outer material, such material will not stretch and pull out of shape.

By the employment of an all wool elastic lining fabric is active at all times, whether p the tie is in use or not, and constantly tends to remove deformations of the silk caused by ordinary wear or by rough or abusive treatment.

By a resilient or all wool elastic lining is meant a material that when deformed by any external force, possesses the property that tends to restore it to its normal form and tends. to compel any material in close contact with it to assume the saine form.

Thilo I prefer to have the resilient lining extend throughout the entire length of the tie, some measure of success is attainable if i it does not extend to the full length of the necktie, providing it is contained in the knot forming portion thereof.

There are several defects in the construction and operation of the prior four-in-hand tie which are overcome by my invention. Heretofore it has been customary to have the lining of the tie loosely connected, if at all, to the silk, and whenever a fabric has been used for a lining having any appreciable degree of resiliency, it has been a flat strip of fabric, loosely contained within the tubular body of the tie, and having no tendency to distend or to fill it. rl`he result of such construction is that the knot when tied with ordinary firmness or tension slackens and slips and the tie becomes displaced.

The general experience with the prior four-in-hand tie is that the knot gradually slackens, then slips, and becomes displaced presenting an awkward and unsightly appearance. The slipping and displacement of the knot also tends to cause a displacement of the tying ends and to permit the small tying end to protrude beyond the other and become exposed to View.

In such eases if the wearer attempts to avoid the slipping of the knot by tightening it under excessive pulling strain, it Will not succeed but a brief time, and the silk is thereby stretched beyond its elastic limit, and after a few times being tied the necktie becomes creased and wrinkled and loses its freshness and attractive appearance.

Various devices have been used to prevent these troubles, such as pins thrust through and across the knot and into the flaps of the collar, and metal clips have been employed for attaching together the tying ends and sometimes securing them to the shirt front to keep them centered.

In my structure the lining is firmly secured to the silk at all points along its edge, and the silk is thereby controlled by the resiliency of the lining.

In the use of my tie, the knot retains the shape given to it by the wearer, does not slip, and the tying ends remain centered as placed, with the small end concealed by the large end.

These results are due to the properties of the materials, their relations, and to the construction set forth.

When the wearer puts on the tie, the tying end is pulled through the knot and longitudinally stretched to a very considerable extent after the knot is tightly drawn.

The tendency of the material of the large or tying end to recoil into the knot when released after being stretched, and also to expand transversely, constantly serves to maintain the tension of the knot and prevent its slipping.

There is also a tendency of the knot itself to contract if the fabric within it has been stretched by the pulling strain.

The tying ends are maintained in the position given to them without any auxiliary means, because the firmness and permanency of the form of the knot resists the displacement of any part of the tie.

The constant tendency of the resilient lining to fill the silk body, prevents any permanent wrinkling or creasing of the silk, which at all times, until the silk is worn out gives the appearance of a new and freshly formed tie, and results in economy of wear.

Another advantage of the construction of my necktie is the ease with which it can be pulled around the collar. As, in the preferred form, the elastic lining extends throughout the entire length of the tie and is fastened to the silk throughout, the neckband portion is narrowed by the pulling strain and then freely slips under the collar flap, but returns to its normal size when released.

The life of a necktie embodying my construction is limited only by the period of durability of the silk, and is therefore economical to use and wear. It is also machine made and consequently economical to produce.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A four-in-hand necktie having in combination a tubular outer member and a tubular inner member the latter member consisting of a fabric resilient transversely of the tie, said inner member being located in the knot forming portion of the necktie.

2. A necktie having in combination a tubular outer member and a tubular inner member, the latter lmember being resilient transversely of the necktie and enclosed within said tubular outer member and extending substantially the entire length thereof.

3. A necktie having in combination a tubulUO 1,8oa,ass

lar outer material and a tubular linin material resilient transversely and' longitudinally of the tie enclosed within said tubular outer material.

4. A necktie having in combination a tubular outer material and a tubular lininv` of resilient fabricz bias cut longitudinally o? the tie, enclosed Wlthin said tubular Outer material, whereby said necktie is rendered resilient longitudinally and transversely thereof.

5. A four-in-hand necktie having in combination a tubular outer member and a tubular inner member, said inner member being constructed of a fabric being resilient transversely and longitudinally of the tie, said members being firmly connected together so that the outer member must partake of the resilient action of the inner member.v

6. A necktie having in combination a tubular outer material and a tubular lining of resilient fabric bein Aresilient transversely and longitudinally o the tie cut tothe same width substantially as the outer material, said outer material and said lining being connected together by a row of stitches along both of their longitudinal edges.

7 A necktie having in combination a tubular outer member and a tubular inner member, said inner member being constructed of a resilient Wool fabric, said members being rml connected together s0 that the outer mem er must partake of the resilient action of the inner member.

HARVEY C. HALL. 

